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sartorialrelating to clothing or style, especially men's clothing

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to clothing or style, especially men's clothing

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɑːrˈtɔːriəl/

Example Sentences

  • Despite his sartorial disasters, he somehow landed the job interview.
  • The CEO's sartorial excellence made him look like a million dollars.
  • His sartorial philosophy was simple: if it doesn't match, wear it anyway.

sartorial

ADJECTIVE

[/sɑːrˈtɔːriəl/]

relating to clothing or style, especially men's clothing

His sartorial elegance turned every head at the vintage tailor's showroom.
💡 Concept

His sartorial elegance turned every head at the vintage tailor's showroom.

Learning sartorial skills from a tutorial for his next editorial!
🎵 Rhyme

Learning sartorial skills from a tutorial for his next editorial!

Got the picture? Now let's practice.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɑːrˈtɔːriəl/
🇬🇧 UK/sɑːˈtɔːriəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootsartor
Suffix--ial

Origin

From Latin 'sartor' meaning 'tailor' (one who mends or patches clothes), combined with the suffix '-ial' meaning 'relating to.' The Latin root comes from 'sarcire' meaning 'to patch or mend.'

Breakdown

sartor- (tailor, from Latin sarcire meaning to patch) + -ial (relating to) = sartorial

🎵Rhyme

tutorialeditorialterritorial
tutorial
editorial
territorial

🔗Collocations

sartorial elegance
sartorial choice
sartorial style
sartorial disaster
sartorial splendor
sartorial expertise

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Despite his sartorial disasters, he somehow landed the job interview.

The CEO's sartorial excellence made him look like a million dollars.

😄 Fun example

His sartorial philosophy was simple: if it doesn't match, wear it anyway.

The fashion magazine praised her sartorial innovations.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

fashionablestylishelegantdapperwell-dressed

Antonyms

unfashionableshabbyunkempt

Related

tailorcouturefashionapparelgarment

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